THE BODY IS HOME:
A RECLAMATION

SOMATIC PARTS WORK + THE ANNAPANNA SATI SUTRA

The body is the nexus of everything.
It is the seat heart and its transformative energies.
It is where psyche and awareness lives.
It is the gateway to the ever-mysterious present moment.
It is the battlefield of too many wars waged on the vulnerable by societal forces and people in power.
And it is where that trauma has been stored.

The good news is, the last item on this list doesn’t have to stay that way.
We can take back the home we already inhabit.

Eight Weeks
Tuesday, October 11th - December 5th
skipping November 22rd for Thanksgiving

8:45pm - 10-15pm Eastern Time
5:45pm -7:15pm Pacific Time
We often go over 5 - 15 mins.
Find your time zone here

Flexible payment options below.

Classes include a meditation,. talk, and discussion with required readings assigned each week. There is a Slack forum for open dialogue regarding practice and content amongst participants. Everything happens on Zoom and everything is recorded in the event you cannot make the live session. The meditation offered in the class will also be recorded to an audio file and disseminated to the group via Dropbox.

TWO BOOKS

Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy
Dr. Susan McConnell
one of IFS's key developers

It can be found here.
and many other places online with a quick Google search.
It is available by Kindle and Audiobook as well.

Breathe, You Are Alive
Thich Nhat Hanh

The Buddhist source text we will dive into is the Annapanna Sati Sutta one of the original texts where the Buddha offered instructions of mindfulness of breathing and lays out the Seven Factors of Awakening. This is one of the most core scriptures in all of Buddhism. Though foundational in nature and often taken at face value, some would say this text has deeply mystic and “advanced” implications. We will engage the beloved Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation and commentary.

It can be found here
It is available on Kindle, but unfortunately not on audiobook.
I did search for a comparable book that was offered by audiobook but came up short.
Alas, here is an app that can turn e-books to audio.

READY TO ENROLL?

To enroll, simply select a payment and complete the form at checkout.

I’ll shoot you an email with links to the books above shortly afterwards.

PAYMENT

Sponsor rate is available for those who wish to contribute on behalf of others who opt for sliding scale.

Sliding-Scale:
I remain committed to making these teachings available for all who are interested regardless of ability to pay
- and with no questions asked.
Please note this is not a “pay what you want” situation but rather a “need-based” situation.
If you need another arrangement, please write me at ralph@ralphdelarosa.com

Pay-as-you-go is no longer available.

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